Design errors. Mistakes in designing a home

Most often, damage to structures occurs due to errors in the design of foundations.

Foundations are part of a structure located below the surface of the earth and are designed to transfer loads from the structure to the base. The basis is considered an array of soil, perceiving the load transferred to it from the structure.

Under the influence of loads from the structure, the base is deformed. These deformations cause additional efforts in the structures of the structure itself. The smaller and more uniformly the base is deformed, the less additional efforts will be in the structures of the structure itself.

The old rule says: do not save on foundations. The fact is that mistakes made in the design of foundations can be difficult and expensive to fix. In addition, the reliability of all other construction structures depends on the reliability of the foundations.

The main mistake made during the design is the formation of unacceptable deformations of the base soil, causing damage to the structure. This is manifested in significant precipitation, rolls, shifts, the appearance of cracks in the supporting structures, the collapse of the structure.

Another reason for the mistakes made by the designers is the wrong choice of the foundation design or the wrong laying of the base of the foundation.

The most dangerous uneven draft of the structure.

With a uniform settlement of the structure, the structure is shifted vertically, which can affect only the communications brought to the structure. There are cases when the uniform draft of the structure was tens of centimeters and they were normally operated. It was only necessary to shift the sewer pipes due to the fact that they received a reverse bias.

The formation of uneven sediments of foundations can be caused by a change in the physical characteristics of the soil from its moisture, the heterogeneity of the underlying soils under the structure, a significant difference in stresses under the soles of the foundations, soil heaving, the influence of the stress state from the load of structures being built nearby or devices near the foundation pits.

There are also errors in which during the design process the changes in the bearing capacity of the base that occur under the influence of external causes are not taken into account.

Such changes occur when the foundation is moistened or washed away by groundwater under the foundation.

Humidification of the soil contributes to a poor decision to drain surface water, the absence of a blind area at the walls of the building. If the drainpipes at the base of the wall of the building end simply with a mark, then this can lead to local soil moisture and subsidence. Soaking subsidence soils leads to uneven precipitation of foundations.

Changes in initial conditions as a result of new construction or reconstruction of a structure such as: removal of land from the surface adjacent to the object, installation of canals or ditches near foundations, new construction or the emergence of new dynamic loads, for example, from traffic, can also lead to damage to existing buildings.

Often, different building foundations have very different stresses on the ground under their sole, which is usually caused by the use of foundations with the same sole area in order to unify. This leads to different deposits of walls and columns, which causes the formation of cracks in the walls and ceilings. To reduce the effect of uneven precipitation, it is advisable to arrange closed belts of reinforced masonry at the level of foundations and walls.

For the same reasons, it is dangerous to use the preserved foundations from old buildings, along with the projected new foundations.

Often cracks in the walls of a building arise as a result of the fact that the designers arrange a deep basement under some part of the building and do not separate this part from the basement with the help of a sedimentary seam.

The solution to the question of the depth of the foundation sole should be based not only on the depth of freezing of the soil and the bearing capacity of the soil under its sole, but also taking into account the type of underlying soil layers, the presence of groundwater flows, and the possibility of erosion of the soil.

The washing out of sandy soils and bedding under foundations by pressure groundwater can cause unacceptable settlement of the structure.

The soil compaction process should be considered. Over time, compaction of soils occurs, especially under the influence of vibration loads, which leads to damage to junctions to the main structures.

Private construction in Russia has expanded more and more recently. More and more Russians prefer cramped apartments living in their own spacious houses. But often built individual housing is unsuitable for permanent residence.

The reason for this is unprofessional construction, neglect of the design of the house and its planning. As a result, the heating system is not able to provide the house with sufficient heat, miscalculations when installing ceilings, rafters and the like are obvious. If you intend to build a capital private house for permanent residence on your site, you will be interested to learn about the most common mistakes when drawing up a house plan

An important component of the project

The design of the construction of a private house, its location on the site largely depends on the results of geological surveys on the land. Experts examine the soil for:

• soil composition;
• occurrence of groundwater.

Depending on the characteristics of the soil on the site, a particular type of foundation is selected during design, calculations are made that determine its size, depth, but the depth and location of groundwater are of the greatest importance. As you know, they lie horizontally on the surface of the soil. But, in addition, there are still vertical underground ducts. Such "water bald spots" can form whole islands on the site.

Naturally, with their constant instability, constant soil movements occur. Building on such a patch is highly discouraged for a number of reasons. And, first of all, because of the significant movement of the soil, the foundation of the residential building will be destroyed. Often private owners neglect the preliminary planning of building a house, put the building on the eye. Or geological engineering surveys are carried out, but are done by lay people on a "tyap-blunder". What happens in this case?

Then planning the location of the house is carried out incorrectly, errors in the calculations are embodied during construction. The result of the miscalculations are:

• cracking and delamination of the foundation;
• basement flooding, septic tank;
• inversion of the foundation as a result of swelling of the soil;
• violation of drainage system technology.

Errors in the design of the heating system

An important component of the project is the calculation of the heating system. If they are produced incorrectly, the following problems most often arise during its operation:

• heat is not equally distributed among the floors;
• walls freeze as a result of insufficient heating power, its individual elements;
• crashes of a working system;
• the heating system spontaneously disconnects from the protection systems as a result of overheating, malfunctions.

One of the main mistakes made in the design and development of a heating system is the incorrect selection of equipment. This is most often due to the desire to save on the project. Private owners of sites choose typical projects on the Internet, where the heating system scheme is simplified. If the boiler is improperly selected, it is possible that too much money is spent on fuel and equipment maintenance. The boiler power in this case exceeds the expendable part of the system as a whole. Insufficient heating of residential premises in the cold season indicates, on the contrary, the low power of the heating boiler.

It is advisable to charge the power of the equipment to a reputable construction company, which in particular implements house design   and related to it engineering work   . If the decision is made to calculate the power yourself, here is a good advice.

It is not necessary to make calculations based on the average formula: 1W of power per 1 m2 of area. It is a mistake to take into account only the area of \u200b\u200bthe house. When calculating, you should also take into account:

• wall thickness;
• features used in construction materials;
• the width of windows and doorways;
• The height of the ceilings in the rooms;
• planning the installation of underfloor heating;
• other similar features.

Due consideration should be given to choosing a pump for the heating system. A device of poor quality, improperly selected in terms of power will disrupt the normal operation of the entire heating system. The most common mistake is the choice of a pump based on the height of the house, the height of the heat pipes. But, in addition to these parameters, it is necessary to additionally take into account the area of \u200b\u200bthe living room, the diameter of the supply pipes. Large bills for electricity to the owners of private houses have to pay in cases where a pump is too powerful, the speed of its operation is incorrectly selected.

If the radiators are incorrectly selected, the following malfunctions are frequent:

• leakage;
• failure of the entire heating system.

Choosing radiators, one should not only take into account the width of the windows, but also their thermal power. It should be proportionate to the area of \u200b\u200bthe living quarters. Otherwise, the air in the house will either not warm up enough or overheat. When calculating the heat output of a radiator, the width of the walls and openings should be taken into account. Too large radiators do not necessarily provide enough heat in the home. It is quite possible that some of the sections of such batteries remain cold. In addition, situations are possible when in large batteries the normal circulation of water is disturbed. In this case, the indoor air does not warm up sufficiently.

Problems in the heating system can arise due to improper design of the installation of heating equipment. So, if the heat carrier flow is incorrectly selected, air jams form in the pipes and radiators. When the pump shaft is vertically mounted, the device wears out quickly and fails. If the pump is positioned with the terminal box down, condensation begins to accumulate, which can ultimately lead to a short circuit.

Communication failures

In undeveloped projects, and more simply - sketches of private houses, the supply of water, the drainage of sewage water, and the ventilation device are often incorrectly planned. Private developers, using such plans, often make serious mistakes in practice.

Problems with the hot water supply can be as follows:

• hot water is supplied only to one of the taps, the rest is absent;
• lack of normal water circulation in the water supply system;
• the water in the taps is too hot;
• water pipe breakthrough.

The situation when hot water is supplied to only one faucet occurs in case of improper selection of the heating boiler. So when installing a double-circuit heating boiler, the water is heated by the flow method. The greater the pressure in the tap, the faster the water heats up. At the same time, water is supplied in only one direction. If there is no normal circulation in the water supply, when the tap is turned on, you have to wait for a while until the cold water drains. The result is a large loss of pure water, which flows into the sewer. Most often, a similar problem occurs if a dual-circuit heating boiler is installed.

The normal temperature of hot water in a private house is 55 degrees Celsius. If the water overheats and is above 60 degrees Celsius, the wear of the entire hot water system increases. Metal pipes will soon begin to rust, plastic pipes will delaminate. A pipe breakdown in water supply and sewer lines is most likely if the depth of soil freezing has not yet been taken into account when planning their installation. Pipes are installed “by eye”, often above or at the level of the depth of freezing of the soil. As a result, a natural expansion of the metal and a breakthrough of the pipe occur in frosts.

The most common mistakes in designing a sewer supply include:

• incorrect slope of the sewer pipe;
• connection of two sewer pipes in the floor;
• the sewerage is too long;
• revision wells are not installed on the bends of the sewer pipe;
• no ventilation at the septic tank or sewer riser.

The position of the sewer pipe is considered normal if it is located at the same angle of inclination. With a pipe cross section of 100 mm, it is 2%. When moving wastes, their gradual self-cleaning occurs. If the slope of the sewer pipe is too small, self-cleaning does not occur; if the slope is too large, the pipes begin to make noise. If two sewer pipes are connected to each other in the kitchen floor or in another room, one of them may break through. In the best case, you have to replace the flooring. If there is a leak in the basement, at the basement level, you have to resort to major repairs.

If the connections to the sewers are provided too long, an unpleasant smell appears in the bathroom in the kitchen. This situation occurs, for example, when water is sucked in for this reason from the siphon shutoff device. Normally, on the bends of sewer pipes with a cross section of 150 mm, inspection wells are placed every 15 m. If there are none, blockages in the pipes will be frequent. In the absence of ventilation septic tank, sewer in the bathroom, kitchen sink, an unpleasant fetid odor appears. It is absolutely necessary to eliminate this problem, as the quality of life in a private house worsens over time.

Errors in planning the ventilation system are as follows:

• lack of ventilation duct;
• forced ventilation system installed in the wrong place.

Sometimes, instead of the ventilation duct, according to an unscrupulous design, an exhaust hole is installed. In this case, there is a problem of normal air circulation, since it is only possible to ventilate the rooms. This situation is fraught with the appearance of mold, fungus on the walls and ceiling of the bathroom. The ventilation system can not be installed in the rooms where the fireplace is located. Otherwise, natural draft in the pipe is disrupted, carbon monoxide and soot are distributed throughout the living room.

Mistakes in planning residential premises

The most common mistake when planning a house is its excessive size. Often in the house there are many premises where tenants are only occasionally for cleaning. Such residential buildings are economically disadvantageous. We have to throw money into the pipe to heat the extra square meters.

The internal layout of the premises in some projects is such that it is difficult for the owners to settle down in them. So, it is difficult to rationally place all the necessary equipment in the kitchen in 23 square meters. Walking space causes confusion and uncertainty. Too long a corridor that is lost somewhere in the distance, with numerous doors along the walls does not add beauty and coziness. The feeling of confined space is getting on your nerves. A large bedroom, living room, dining room require proper design. The average Russian citizen services specialist is not always affordable. So the unpretentious interior of the premises in immense square meters is lost.

Often the fault of gravitation to large-sized rooms is beautiful and elegant interiors of rooms in glossy magazines and catalogs. In fact, a lonely sofa and a small home theater form a small oasis in an overly spacious living room. The mood in such a room is unlikely to be upbeat.

Even with a normal layout, imbalances in living spaces can be achieved. The reason for this is the wrong choice of the width of the window openings. In some cases, they are too narrow, the windows are small. Little sunlight enters the premises, resulting in a gloomy, gloomy environment. The other extreme is the huge windows that occupy almost all the walls. In such a house, it seems that the external environment merges with the living quarters. Especially the abundance of natural light interferes, creates discomfort in the bedroom, relaxation room.

Architectural errors

Often the original image of the house is the main motive force for translating it into reality. Architectural errors lead to the fact that in reality something awkward and disproportionate is obtained.

This applies in particular to buildings that are built in a contemporary style. Cubic and trapezoidal houses, when miscalculated by the architect, take on awkward shapes. Often the lower part is truncated to a minimum, and the upper part of the building is overloaded with details. As a result, the house seems to be turned upside down. Even if the proportions of the house are observed often, the house does not have expressiveness. This happens in cases where the entrance to the home is not clearly expressed. It seems that the house is turned by a black facade, that front doors on the other hand.

On the contrary, there is an exaggerated detail at the entrance to a private house. For example, in addition to columns with stucco molding, a porch with ornamental plants adorns the porch. It turns out a clear tastelessness, and not a magnificent design of the main entrance. Some owners of private estates gravitate to complex roofs with many decorative elements. Firstly, the installation of such structures flies a pretty penny. Secondly, in the many bends and creases of the roof in the winter, whole snowdrifts accumulate, after the rain water stagnates. As a result, soon a beautiful roof begins to leak.

Violation of tectonics (or harmony) is one of the most common design errors. At first glance, the house seems quite harmonious, but it is somehow uncomfortable with the building. The thing is that the architecture of the building does not fit in with the surrounding landscape. A house that has smooth outlines, built from natural materials merges with nature, seems like a natural island of coziness and comfort. A beautiful terrace or large porch invites residents to enter the garden.

Do not save on the most important thing - planning your future home. A beautiful picture instead of a full-fledged project drawn up by professionals, plus its own lack of professionalism in the field of construction, gives a very disastrous result.

The dream of Krasnoyarsk residents to build their own home, as a rule, rests on a number of nuances. The path of people who decided to build on their own is especially thorny. The question is connected not only with the finances and carelessness of workers, but also with their own fantasies and ill-considered calculations, concentrated only in the head. From here - stairs that do not enter the corridors, ceilings as tall as a person, 20-meter toilets and other surprises.

In this article we will try to explain what is still understood by the word “project”, as well as how to avoid mistakes and save a round sum on their alteration. Here are the most common ones:

Error 1: incorrect location of the house on the site

You can start designing a house after deciding on the location of a building, a bathhouse, a garden, a vegetable garden, and outbuildings on a site. It will be located at the front part, in the middle or at the end of the plot - the owner’s business. But, recall that the windows do not appear in constant shadow, you need to understand where the sun rises and sets. In habitable settlements, the location can be seen from the neighbors: as a rule, the houses on them are pressed to one edge on the shady side. On new uninhabited lands will have to arm with a compass. Another important point is the location of the roof of the future home. Gusts should not be on the pediment with windows, otherwise it will be cold in the rooms.

Error 2: using someone else's project from the Internet

Of course, there is nothing wrong with using a sample project. But you should not take the first counter project from the Internet, which is not based on reality. Even worse, if a person chooses the foundation from one house, the walls from the second, and the roof from the third. As a result, the structure may not endure the load, and the foundation, for example, is not suitable for the soil on your site. Or the whole house will not be built for our latitudes and not sufficiently insulated.

Error 3: adjustment of the project after the start of construction

Remember, all elements of the house are interconnected and the adjustment of some leads to a change in the parameters of others. Also incorrectly calculated space, for example corridors, the width of the walls. As a result, the conceived 1.5-meter corridors turn into 1.2-meter ones, where it will be difficult to put even a staircase.

Mistake 4: Too much space left before the fence

Do not leave too large gaps between the house and the fence. At best, the space will be empty, at worst it will be filled with trash.

Error 5: too large glazing area

Which owner, imagining the future home, does not want it to be warm and light? The main thing here is that it doesn’t work out, as in the saying “a good enemy of the best”. Firstly, there can be so much light that you get tired of coming up with options for how to close windows on a summer morning. This is especially true for bedrooms and rooms where the windows are located very high. Secondly, huge window openings lead to significant heat loss. Here we are already talking about glazing in houses with a "second light." This is such a technique when there is no part of the overlap between the first and second floors. In Krasnoyarsk there are cottages where the area of \u200b\u200bsuch glazing is equal to the area of \u200b\u200ba small studio - from 36 "squares". So that the house does not get cold because of such windows, special “thermal screens” are installed in front of them. If you do not want to bother, then it is better to adhere to the recommendation for glazing: the window should occupy 1 / 5-1 / 8 of the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. For example, in a room with 40 squares, it should have 5-8 square meters. m

Error 6: incorrectly selected boiler room size

Experts advise leaving at least 6-8 "squares" under the boiler room. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to accommodate the boiler and all associated equipment, as well as periodically conduct their diagnostics. In the end, you just need a place for a small supply of fuel (firewood, coal, pallets) for a couple of days.

Error 7: incorrect boiler selection

For example, when building a house, you were sure that you couldn’t make a better choice how to heat coal. As a result, the opinion has changed for some reason and external factors, and firewood will be used. However, the boiler was ground under coal, and the size was small for firewood. Fuel briquettes will come to the rescue, but you will continue to regret the choice.

Error 8: wrong radiator selection

Do not spare money on radiators that correspond to the parameters of the room. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to maintain the temperature in them in the most severe frosts.

Mistake 9: forgotten towel dryers in bathrooms

Do not be lazy at the project stage to lay a towel dryer in the bathrooms - electric or using hot water circulation. For the latter, provide for the extra 10-15 meters of the pipe and their connection with the heated towel rail and pump.

Error 10: few outlets

It is worth considering in advance the placement of appliances in rooms, the kitchen and other rooms. Even better if the outlets are made with a margin. With significant errors in the design of electrical wiring, you will have to rip off the fine finish and do the wiring for a new one, and this, as we recall, is an unplanned waste.

Error 11: errors in the design of rooms

In a two-story house for a large family, it is better to immediately design two bathrooms. So you save yourself from morning queues, conflicts and runs from floor to floor. Do not skimp on the "squares" for the hallway. It is better to leave at least 5 meters in length and 1.5-2 meters in width, this will allow you to correctly and conveniently place furniture. Do not forget about the logic of the placement of rooms: the pantry will be appropriate near the kitchen, the dressing room - near the bedroom.

Mistake 12: ill-conceived entry into the house

Even if you have a small house, foresee several entrances and exits to the site. For example, the front and rear, for household needs or the entrance to the boiler room. Then you do not have to drag coal or other fuel through the main entrance and scatter garbage from it all the way. Also consider a porch or porch. We recommend making visors or awnings above the porch. So the stairs and the floor will keep their condition longer than with a constant change in exposure to the sun, snow or rain.

Error 13: the ladder

The main thing in choosing a staircase is its safety for all residents of the house. Therefore, pay great attention to its angle, materials, step width and illumination. A winning option is an angle of 30 degrees. If you have or are planning small children in your home, take care of their safety too. In order to prevent them from flying homelessly and stuffing cones, modern technologies provide for special gates.

So, you see that there are a lot of nuances in building your own house and sometimes it is very difficult to foresee everything. But in order for you to be as comfortable and cozy as possible in your future home, you should take care of them. Before embarking on the construction, think over a plan for the future living space and apply it on paper or make visualization in a special program. Answer yourself a few questions:

- how many people will live in the house and what area is needed for this?

- how many floors is better to lay?

- Do you need an attic or porch?

When constructing a private house, most developers most often make the same mistakes. In this article, we have collected 9 of the most common mistakes in construction, avoiding which you can build a cottage without unnecessary problems.

Start of construction without a competent project

Many developers prefer to skip this stage and immediately begin construction without a quality project. But the construction does not begin with laying the first brick, but with transferring the idea to paper. Only a high-quality project will make it possible to calculate the estimate as close as possible to reality, terms, and the number of specialists involved.

Selection of substandard building materials

The second common mistake customers make is the choice of low-quality building materials. More precisely, even so. Take good cement, but make dirty sand. Buy insulation from a proven company, but save on glue for it. Ultimately, this leads to a double waste of funds. And well, if the shortcomings have to be eliminated even when creating a house, and not during its operation.

Tip

In order not to spend more money at the stage of acquisition of building materials, it is necessary to carry out the project estimate in advance. A competent specialist calculates everything down to the number of nails. And this will save, without compromising quality.

A competent builder will not make mistakes and make sure that the materials arrive gradually. it

1. Will not make the construction site stand idle without work.
2. Do not allow the weather to degrade the quality of materials.
3. Will give the opportunity to perform all the work in stages.

Incorrect timing to start construction

The fourth common mistake: to start the construction of a private house in the spring or even in the summer. In the warmer months, concrete for the foundation will dry out many times faster. But this does not mean that it will be better. It should be clearly understood: you cannot rush when building a house!

Tip

You cannot build a house over a foundation that has not yet “settled down”. Concrete mortar fills all the voids, spills over the allotted space. It takes time. The optimal period for the readiness of the foundation is 1-2 months.

The larger the cottage, the stronger the foundation. Do not make one of the most common mistakes - start building walls over the foundation, which was flooded less than a month ago. Experienced builders say foundation needs to be poured in warm autumn. Natural drying of concrete will allow you to get the most solid foundation for your future home.

Reinforced construction

Increasing the strength of building material is possible only when using reinforcement. The house is being built for years. Precipitation, wind and operation reduce its wear resistance. And only reinforcement is able to slow down this process.

Tip

The already operated building can be reinforced. But it is difficult and worsens the appearance of the house. Do not allow the common mistake of illiterate builders. The best option is to reinforce during construction.

Need to reinforce

1. Foundation. Reinforcement can be transverse or longitudinal.
2. Walls. The fittings will allow you to additionally fasten the walls of any material.
3. Overlapping. Beams will increase their wear resistance and allow them to withstand additional load if reinforcement is made during their installation.

The reinforcement process will not take much time and will not increase the project cost too much.

Construction without wall insulation

The house needs to be insulated. This is an indestructible dogma. It is a mistake to rely on a heating system or mild winters. The best option is wall insulation outside the house. Installation of a warmly modernizing system can begin immediately after the construction of the walls.

If you plan to finish the facade, then you can not adhere to the perfect evenness of the walls. This will save time. And the arrangement of the facade can be performed immediately after strengthening to the walls of the insulation.

Using low-quality double-glazed windows

Under heat modernization, any specialist assumes the insulation of walls and the installation of the "right" windows. Even the thickest insulation will not fully retain heat if it does not have good double-glazed windows. High-quality windows are a guarantee of heat preservation, as well as good sound insulation.

In order to prevent a common mistake, you need to consider how many shutters will be in each double-glazed window. And also do you need windows that can be on airing. It is possible to install double-glazed windows as soon as the walls are erected, as well as after the “box” is ready.

Roof installation errors

Most modern roofing materials are of high quality, however, a common mistake is not to pay enough attention to the roofing. All problems arise most often due to installation errors. For example, some when buying high-quality materials of the roof itself install it on cheap fasteners, which together makes such a roof short-lived. Or use materials that are not suitable for the installation of a particular type of roof. That is why, when installing the roof, you should study this process in detail in order to avoid annoying mistakes.

Incorrect interior design

The house must be comfortable. A common mistake is the layout of rooms without taking into account the needs of residents. If there is not so much space, you can:

• donate a guest room
• make a small dressing room;
• do not make a large living room.

But there are things that should even be in a small house. it

1. Children need their rooms. If it is not possible to make rooms for each child, zoning should be done in the common nursery.
2. The kitchen should have a dining area where the whole family will fit.
3. If the house has more than one floor and the bedrooms are, for example, on the second, there should be a bathroom.

A good layout will allow the inhabitants of the house to feel comfortable. And the house itself will be cozy.

Selection of unskilled personnel for construction

And the last one. It is impossible to build a good house if you involve random people in this process. A well-coordinated team should work. It needs a skeleton of specialists, a good leader, he is also a person who controls every stage of the work.

The choice of builders is undoubtedly the most difficult aspect of creating a home. The best option is that one company does all the work. So there will be more responsibility for the performers. At the same time, an experienced company with a well-coordinated team can always give timely, competent, necessary recommendations.

Tip

You need to control all the stages of construction yourself. It’s best not to let the next step begin without checking the previous one. Builders may well hide their mistakes. And those, unfortunately, can then be incorrigible.

In fact, tips on how to avoid mistakes during construction can continue for a very long time. But the listed 9 are the most typical and difficult to fix. Therefore, it is better to know in advance what will help to prevent them.

The idea to build your own house, according to your taste and your ideas about an ideal home, is so tempting. It seems that nothing is simpler, you just have to look through the options that you can easily find in specialized publications or by visiting the office of a construction or design office, and you will immediately understand whether the project is right for you or not.

Indeed, there is nothing complicated in mentally transferring yourself to the space of such bright and attractive pictures, to see yourself and your family in a picturesque garden or by the pool, drawn by an illustrator, to imagine yourself next to this rural-style house, or their guests admiringly examining your own castle, decorated with non-banal design delights. You already mentally imagine how pleasant it will be to spend summer evenings, sitting on the terrace or what a wonderful view opens from the window.

But we will have to interrupt such tempting dreams and take a more realistic look at the colorful picture in a glossy magazine. And the first thing to remember is that such projects are specially created in order to capture the imagination of a potential customer, attention is paid to secondary things that are the first to catch the eye, but the really important fundamental and fundamentally important aspects of the project remain in the background.

Yes, it’s nice to imagine yourself living in such a sweet home, with turrets, painted willows with an ideal color scheme, covered with ivy. But do not forget that such details can easily fit into almost any project, to decorate the structure, place plants or choose the colors of the walls or roof can be exactly the wishes of the future owner of the house, any project can be equipped with turrets and unusual flowerpots you like other details.

So, choosing a project, focusing only on external details, you can make a mistake. It is much more important to pay attention to the general layout of the house, the communications system, the gas and water supply system. That is, for those fundamental moments that form the basis of the project and which subsequently will be difficult to change or modernize if you are not satisfied with something during the operation of the house.

Common mistakes

Usually, all the mistakes when choosing a project for a house and a personal plot arise from the fact that developers simply do not imagine all the moments that residents of country houses face. And those who are developing the project do not always consider it necessary to inform the customer, not wanting to waste time and trying to complete the deal as soon as possible.

When choosing a house project, it is better to consult with your friends or acquaintances who have already taken such an important step and purchased a country house, which means they know firsthand about those potential household difficulties that can and most often inevitably arise among homeowners. In addition to the general layout, which should suit the owners of the house, you should think about all the potential amenities of communal systems, because these problems will inevitably arise before you if the purchase of a house is nevertheless completed.

Unfortunately, there have become frequent cases when having selected a project only according to the sketch, the buyer cannot even formulate what exactly he liked in the proposed version. And if a specialist goes into further questions, it turns out that the house depicted in the project simply looked “beautiful” and “cozy”, near the house the customer was pleased to introduce himself and his family, the pictures were more tempting than the others in his imagination .

But the customer cannot be able to correlate the project with real conditions, weather surprises, terrain conditions, etc. Often even your own needs are not clearly formulated, which means that the solution is not sought in one of the project options.

One of the most important conditions that should be fulfilled before proceeding with the selection or design of the type of future home is a clear statement of all the needs and requirements that the house must meet. And these should not be requests, such as “beautiful”, “delightful”, “should immediately like” and so on. The more concretely and more correctly the goal and criteria will be formulated by which it should meet, the easier it will be to not make a mistake and correctly determine the project.

Choosing a project

The first rule of choosing a project should be - "do not believe your eyes." In a serious interpretation, this advice sounds like this - you should not rely on the first impression of the visual image of the future home. It is not so easy to do this, because the customer is usually an inexperienced person in the preparation of projects and chooses more likely to be guided by emotions, and not by sound calculation.

If you look at the picture, at the visual image of your future home and it seems to you that this is your ideal home, then take your time, but try to take a sober look at the proposed project or several projects. What you see on paper will not always and not at all 100% correspond to the real state of things, the project was specially created based on your first impression created by specialists who know perfectly well what to emphasize and what, on the contrary, to skillfully hide from view of a potential buyer.

Remember that external elements and architectural refinements only divert all attention, while the basis of the project - in fact, the box itself at home, may go unnoticed. Paradoxically, it is precisely what distinguishes one project from another, that which is worth paying close attention to, eludes the future developer. Another reason why you should not attach much importance to the style decision of the house, which is attractively and in detail written in the project, is that any style decision, any element of external design can be adapted to your chosen project.

In other words, pick your base, box of the house, and an experienced architect or designer, listening to your wishes, will make it your ideal home. And in an amazing way, the same project will become a medieval castle or a modest village dwelling, or it can be a modern cottage, designed in a minimalist style. Choosing a project only on the basis of external signs, the buyer risks ultimately not getting what meets his needs, and not what was shown in the picture.

Guided only by the principle of “like it, you don’t like it”, you run the risk of missing a really interesting project, not noticing and not appreciating the house of your dreams, and only because the facade of the house in a particular project was executed in an unsuccessful style.

I would like to draw buyers' attention to one more nuance, which would seem quite obvious. The project of the house will most often be presented to you, inscribed in a certain, undoubtedly very attractive landscape. It is understandable, architects seek to show their work in the most favorable light possible, and what can decorate a house better than a well-painted landscape. The buyer, looking at the project, will imagine how great it is to go out onto the porch in the morning and admire the pine forest or look out the window of the attic and see a picturesque hillock or stream there, and how cute these two turrets will look next to an unusual hill.

But only in reality the area on which the house will be built can be very far from the one pictured in the picture, it is even possible that a good project on your site will not look very advantageous. Ideally, the house of a talented architect should ideally fit into the surrounding landscape and at the same time demonstrate its advantages and strengths.

"Ready" projects - a good solution or a hoax?

Today, many publications, both paper and online, offer the developer a choice of a large number of so-called "finished" projects. It seems that there is nothing easier, to choose a house project already created by a specialist, having studied all the details in advance, and then to buy this project, significantly saving on the individual work of the architect.

But such a solution still has pitfalls and there are many of them. Firstly, such projects are often unsuitable for work, with the seeming variety it is not so easy to choose the option you need, looking at the details here and there, inconsistency, ill-conceived, lack of reference to real conditions are found.

And even if everything worked out for you in the project found in the magazine, it will most likely turn out that such a project was only a decoy, prompting the customer to contact a certain company, where he would be offered to develop a more individual and, of course, more expensive version of the project.

But even if direct deception does not take place, it is worth doubting the viability of the option of choosing a “finished” project. After all, any project must take into account a lot of nuances of the terrain, from climate and soil type, to communication infrastructure and the proximity of other objects. All this must be taken into account at home, which means that an individual approach can still not be avoided, devoting more attention to the details of the project and spending more time and effort on it, you will end up with a house that will satisfy all your needs and will delight you for many years to come .